Letter: To Marion Scott.
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| Author | Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Marion Scott. |
| Notes | Discusses poems, particularly 'Scots', sent in a previous letter / informs Marion Scott that one letter she sent has gone missing / discusses titles for poems / asks for Scott's opinion of 'In Flanders' and 'Communion' / alludes to a collected volume / W.B. Yeats' poetry / war's progress / returning to battalion (or battle?) / asks Scott's opinion of a new poem, 'Framilode' / includes 'Framilode the Queen' / optimism in the English newspapers / a new song at the front entitled 'Victory' / a sense of weariness and waiting over potential peace negotiations / includes 'The Estaminet'. |
| Item Date | 17th January 1917 |
| Creation place | Varennes, France (Google Maps) |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Letter |
| Page | 2 of 12 |
| Collection ID | Papers of Ivor Gurney 41.54.1r |
| Repository name | The Ivor Gurney Archive |
| Repository address | Gloucestershire Archives Clarence Row, Alvin Street Gloucester GL1 3DW UK |
| Repository URL | http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Filename | IG-41-54f1r.jpg |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/7520/6703 |
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| Author | Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Marion Scott. |
| Notes | Discusses poems, particularly 'Scots', sent in a previous letter / informs Marion Scott that one letter she sent has gone missing / discusses titles for poems / asks for Scott's opinion of 'In Flanders' and 'Communion' / alludes to a collected volume / W.B. Yeats' poetry / war's progress / returning to battalion (or battle?) / asks Scott's opinion of a new poem, 'Framilode' / includes 'Framilode the Queen' / optimism in the English newspapers / a new song at the front entitled 'Victory' / a sense of weariness and waiting over potential peace negotiations / includes 'The Estaminet'. |
| Item Date | 17th January 1917 |
| Creation place | Varennes, France (Google Maps) |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Letter |
| Repository name | The Ivor Gurney Archive |
| Repository address | Gloucestershire Archives Clarence Row, Alvin Street Gloucester GL1 3DW UK |
| Repository URL | http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/7520 |
